Sticker Shock as Postal Service Buys All-Electric Mail Trucks

After years of interest group wrangling, lawsuits, and bickering with Congress, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has decided to “go green” for their truck purchases. According to recent reporting by The Washington Post reporter Jacob Bogage, “[p]ostal officials’ plans call for buying 60,000 “Next Generation Delivery Vehicles” from defense contractor Oshkosh, of which 45,000 will be electric...the agency will also purchase 46,000 models from mainstream automakers, of which 21,000 will be electric.”

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Profile in Courage: Senator Rand Paul

It’s no secret that Americans are dissatisfied with their congressional representation. These days, approval ratings for both chambers of Congress hover around 20 percent, and it’s seen as a resounding triumph if that number goes higher than 25 percent. Americans are tired of unimaginative politicians serving as rubber stamps for tax-and-spend agenda items. Fortunately, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has been a light amidst the dark cynicism of Capitol Hill.

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Congressional Letter Urges More USVI Funding Oversight

This week, Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas) sent a letter to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) urging needed oversight of federal aid to the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). As Rep. Williams notes in the letter, USVI leadership has demonstrated a clear “inability to properly manage federal relief dollars” following hurricanes. USVI Governor Albert Bryan’s profligate spending habits are well-documented.

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Congressional Letter Urges More USVI Funding Oversight

This week, Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas) sent a letter to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) urging needed oversight of federal aid to the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). As Rep. Williams notes in the letter, USVI leadership has demonstrated a clear “inability to properly manage federal relief dollars” following hurricanes. USVI Governor Albert Bryan’s profligate spending habits are well-documented.

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